New Delhi, Aug 6 - India's Isha Lakhani advanced to the semifinal of the women's International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament with a 6-2, 6-4 win over compatriot Parija Maloo at the DLTA here Thursday.

Sixth seeded Lakhani, who is coming back from an injury lay-off, will next face top seeded Briton Emily Webley-Smith.

A shoulder injury had kept left-handed Lakhani out of the circuit. Lakhani, who lost in the second round of the ITF here in May while playing with the injury, seems to have recovered well.

Emily dispatched Indian Rishika Sunkara 6-2, 6-2.

In the other semifinal, fifth-seeded Sanaa Bhambri will take on Uzbekistan's Alexandra Kolesnichenko.